Episode 16 - Joy

Wouldn’t it be great to wake up every morning full of joy? To study or go to work full of joy? To do all things full of joy? For many people, the reality is we don’t have that joy everyday. And for others, it may be even further from that. Maybe you’re going through a tough chapter at the moment and it is hard to find things that give you joy. How do we navigate these dry spells?

Jesus tells us that it is possible for our joy to be full. How do we have more joy? How do we have full joy? On this episode, I had so much fun diving into this core component of life lived to the full with two dear friends of mine - Olly & Rebekah. And they share with us a little bit about their stories and the wisdom they’ve picked up along the way.

Episode 15 - Authority

It may appear as special permission to do a particular thing or in some other form. I wonder what comes to mind when you think about authority. It probably draws up different feelings and memories in each of us depending on who you are, how you’ve lived, what you do and so many other things. Regardless of how we feel about it, authority is a permanent feature of our daily lives. The question which follows is this – Is there a way we can enjoy rather than at best tolerate its presence?

In this episode, we begin to explore what authority means and how it features in some different contexts. We also look at some of the responses we could have to it and most importantly, how we can use it well. Join me as we discover more about how much the authority we have, and could have, can enrich our lives and our communities.

Episode 14 - Hope

“Don’t get your hopes up”. That’s a phrase some of us might be familiar with. We use it often, not because we don’t like having hope, but because we don’t like being disappointed or let down. However, we shouldn’t let our desire to shield ourselves from disappointment keep us from the great experience of having hope in the waiting and seeing what we have hoped for come to be.

In this episode, we look at hope from all the angles and explore the effects it can have on our everyday lives. We look at why hope is so essential to living a full life, how to tip the scales more towards the positive experiences, hope in community and so much more.

Episode 13 - Loose Grip (Part 2) - Receive

We are all familiar with starting new things. It is pretty natural as children when we learned to hold things, walk and talk. Later in life however, it may become something that we don’t take to quite as naturally anymore and could keep us from receiving opportunities that are presented to us. For some, starting a new chapter might seem a daunting task and for others it may be difficult to leave the current comfort zone.

In this episode, we carry on the conversation with my bro Carl who also kindly helped compose the new jingle for the podcast. He is a great friend, and he shares how he gets moving from his comfort zone, how the problems of the past have been transformed and much more.